Idir

Person · Open Library

Works

9

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Algeria

Active from

1949-10-25

Active to

2020-05-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

44,851

Total plays

459,874

Idir was born Hamid Cheriet, in Aït Lahcène, Algeria (a Berber village in Beni yenni Haute-Kabylia). This farmer's son started studying Geology and was destined for a career in the petroleum industry before his rise to stardom. Idir has been the ambassador of the Kabyle culture, especially the Kabyle music, with only his vocals and acoustic guitar. Idir has always used his status to claim his Berber (Amazigh) identity. His first album A Vava inouva came out in 1976, and the song A Vava inouva w

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

   · 2013 · cited 1,199x

2. Antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks versus 12 weeks in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial

   · 2015 · cited 414x

3. Fleas and flea-borne diseases

   · 2010 · cited 366x

4. Impact of environment on mosquito response to pyrethroid insecticides: Facts, evidences and prospects

   · 2013 · cited 311x

5. Use of fine glass as ASR inhibitor in glass aggregate mortars

   · 2010 · cited 271x

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Wikidata facts

Official website

www.idir-officiel.fr

Image

Idir Hamid Cheriet.JPG

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